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Pidge had insisted on sleeping over the

must VI I'LL, ncr OWN cOlnlcal inquire.
For Aunt Pidge was an animated Their
mometer, whose degrees of heat and
cold were marked by succession of
capes. In the heat Of the summer, she
mounted only one; but, as the tenn
perature grew colder, she added
another, and another, each being
trife smaller than the last. This night
she wore her maximum number, to
protect her during her chilly ride.
How wished that she had spared her.
self the Inconvenience of the journey!
Then her false front, with it rows of
curls, clinging to her head like icicles
to the caves of a house, had vexa-
tious habit of slipping down over her
forehead, as if the shocking cap, with
its half-fedged bows, filled it with dis
gust, and it wished to escape from such
neighborhood.
Drawing a mental comparison be-
tween her ludicrouss appearance and
the gentlemanly bearing Of the young
student from Yale, l re-entered the sit
ting-room in time to hear Aunt Pidge's
concluding remark, that "Rufus Shoate
was most excellent lawyer, and it
would be long before the world found
his co-equal"
Having relieved her feeling by this
obituary, she drew her snuff-box from
her pocket, and giving it such scien-
tific tapping as would have disgraced
no woodpecker. proceeded to take a
pinch of snuff
'.Do you find your stay in Wood.
ford agreeable, Mr. Allisp" said l. Gag,
erly selling the opportunity for con-
versing while she was thus employed.
81 am enjoying it exceedingly" he
replied. Il think never" -
No mortal could have heard the
conclusion of this remark, for Aunt
Pidge was INDUCING in q vehement fit
of sneezing.
"Mr. Allis' blue eyes twinkled in
spite of him, but the rest of his face
was preternaturally solemn.
'Tm terribly inflicted" sighed Aunt
Pidge again, after an energetic use Of
her handkerchief, with virago in
my head"
1t was my private opinion that the
disease affected her entire person. She
went on, resignedly:
"What with virago in my head
and dictoloreux in my face, think my
sufferings are about as hard to bear al
those Of Cox's martyrs"
Verify, pity is cardinal virtue, ant
Aunt Pidge lavished it upon herself
most unsparingly.
"Well, well, Polly" said my father
cheerily, you're little used up from
your days ride. A nights rest will
set you all right"
| Aunt Pidge shook her head defiantly
performed another woodpecker tap up
on her snuff-box, RECALLED herself will
second pinch, and oracularly de-
clared:
II feel that l am not long for thi
world-nor the next, either.
l perceived that the schoolmaste
was making the most self-denying ef
forts to control his risibles. AS for me
my feelings were too deep for tears.
saw that Aunt Polly was rambling OIL
the confines of the land of dreams
Wearied by her long journey, it wa
high time she sought her coucl
of repose. But how to get her off with
out her catnip!
A decided nod, entirely displacin
her false front, till it hung in festoo
across her forehead, aroused her; an
resolutely Strengthening herself into a
upright position, she rubbed her eye
with the hem of her shortest cape, t
dislodge that limp of sleep who sit
upon tired eyelids, and weighs ther
down so kindly" and seemed ready t
prove herself an Argus of wakefulnes'
Addressing Mr.. Alis, she began:
my niece tells me you are teachin
in the village; is it degraded school
The district used to be large; no,
many scholars have you canisteredP
The question being of such a natur
as to render an immediate answer in
possible, the schoolmaster tried to cor
ceal his amusement behind violent f
\ of coughing.
"Dear me!' said Aunt Phge, seein
a favorable opportunity for giving
3 prescription, "what do you do for thu
t cough, Mr.. Allenp It's a good thin
to battle the throat in lineament, on
side and in; that is, mean, take equ
: parts of hoarhound = hoarfrost - NJ
, hoarhound, and equal parts of slipper
t alum; simmer it togethcr-gathere
t did l sayp"
"You said simmered together" SUI
t gested l, in an animated tone.
1cos ycc, tiil tiic iloot Noiico
l added poor Aunt Polly, who, by tn
: time, was wandering in hopeless foi
l am satisfied that if l had on
glanced at Mr.. Allis then, we shou
n have exchanged smiles, and the
t would have been an end of my fool:
t embarrassment. But resolved
: maintain my dignity at all hazards,
n persistently gazed at the catnip-te
and soon MIR. Allis arose to take leay
il Aunt Polly's eyes were serene
+ closed, and l thought she was lost
It all sublunary things; when, as t
It schoolmaster was leaving the door, s
: suddenly added;
e Take care of that cough, sir. '
: are all more or less mortal; of {
o earth earthly, of the dust dusty"
, Then the door closed. rushed in
the kitchen, threw myself headlol
: into the clothes-basket, and laugh
.sy 4,